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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: October 26, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (PS4, Xbox One), the latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running historical adventure series. This time, the action switches to Victorian London, as a gang of hooligans bands together to battle the oppressive ruling class and an evil secret society.

Four other titles will likely be of interest to plenty of players this week including Nintendo’s multiplayer Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS); Activision’s return to the stage, Guitar Hero Live (PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One); Ubisoft’s latest dance game, Just Dance 2016 (PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One); and the latest game in Bandai Namco’s Tales series of RPGs, Tales of Zestiria (PC, PS3, PS4).

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  • Next Week’s Retail Releases: Guitar Hero Live, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, more
  • Nintendo Download: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Just Dance 2016, more
  • PlayStation Store: Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Tales From the Borderlands: The Vault of the Traveler, Life Is Strange: Polarized, more
  • Xbox Games Store (Wednesday): Tales From the Borderlands: The Vault of the Traveler, Life Is Strange: Polarized, Just Dance 2016, more
  • Xbox Games Store (Friday): Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Layers of Fear, Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: October 19, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is
Yoshi’s Woolly World, a side-scrolling platformer for the Wii U. Following in the footsteps of 2010’s Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Yoshi’s Woolly World wraps Mario’s dinosaur in yarn and sets him loose on the world. Fans of Nintendo-style platformers will thoroughly enjoy it, as will anyone on the lookout for games with unique art styles.

Also available this week is Dragon Quest Heroes (PS4), a “hack and slash” adventure game from Square Enix and Koei Tecmo. Mashing together the former’s Dragon Quest series of RPGs with the latter’s Dynasty Warriors style of action games, it should be of interest to fans of both franchises.

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: October 12, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Rock Band 4 (PS4, Xbox One), a glorious encore for the band simulation series from Harmonix. Featuring full compatibility with nearly all PS3 and Xbox 360 instruments, Rock Band 4 is perfect for fans who want to jump right back into the genre on their PS4 or Xbox One.

Also of note this week is Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4), a compilation that brings the first three Uncharted games to the PS4 for the first time; and Transformers: Devastation (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One), an action game set during the cartoon franchise’s “Generation 1” era. Both games should appeal to nostalgic players and those looking for a new action game.

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: October 5, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 (PS4, Xbox One), the latest skateboarding game from Activision and Tony Hawk. The Tony Hawk franchise has been on hiatus since 2012, so a new entry will surely excite fans. However, the reviews haven’t been great, so proceed with caution.

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: September 28, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Lego Dimensions (PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One), a ridiculously massive crossover game from TT Games. Having mastered the art of Lego-izing our favorite characters with the “Lego _____” series, developer TT Games has decided to smash them all together in a huge crossover game that also features a Skylanders-like NFC Base. With levels based on The Simpsons, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, The Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, The Lego Movie, and plenty more… there’s something here for everyone.

Also of note this week is a pair of new sports sims. There’s the soccer stylings of FIFA 16 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) and the basketball bravado of NBA 2K16 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One).

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: September 21, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Destiny: The Taken King (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One), a brand new expansion for Bungie’s team-based shooter. The retail edition of The Taken King also includes Destiny’s original campaign and the first two expansions.

Also available this week is Forza Motorsport 6, the latest racing simulation from Microsoft and Turn 10. Fans of 2013’s Forza Motorsport 5 will surely enjoy it.

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: September 14, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is
Super Mario Maker (Wii U), a level creation game for Nintendo’s most beloved character. Super Mario Maker allows players to create levels based on characters and obstacles found in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. U. After they’re finished, they can play these levels and share them with the world through the game’s built-in level browser. The creativity seen in some of the demo levels is outstanding and the game comes with 60 pre-built levels to get players started… so it also serves double duty as the latest side-scrolling Mario game.

Another interesting new release this week is Tearaway Unfolded (PS4), Media Molecule’s adaptation of a puzzle platformer they originally released for the Vita in 2013. Taking place in a “papercraft world,” players have to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles to make it to the end.

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This Week’s New Releases + Game News: September 7, 2015

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vgl-pickThe Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One), the final game in Hideo Kojima’s sprawling Metal Gear saga. Metal Gear Solid pushed the stealth action genre to new heights of popularity when it was released in 1998, and this sequel takes the genre even further with a massive world and a wild story.

Also of note this week is Mad Max (PC, PS4, Xbox One), an open world adaptation of the famed film franchise. It’s not a direct remake of any one film, but a new story that takes place within the same world as Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and Mad Max: Fury Road (which was also released on DVD/Blu-ray earlier this month). A complete list of this week’s new releases can be found here:

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